Cardle vs Hooper

Who won Cardle vs Hooper?

Scott Cardle beat Kevin Hooper by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, October 7th, 2016, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Cardle vs Hooper stats

Back in October 2016, Scott Cardle stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Hooper made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cardle had a slight advantage in power over Hooper, with a 30% knockout percentage compared to Hooper's 21%.

Scott Cardle was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Both Scott Cardle and Kevin Hooper fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cardle was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months later than Hooper, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Hooper's 139.

Cardle vs Hooper form

Cardle had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ivan Njegac on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Sean Dodd on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean Dodd on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Craig Evans on May 30, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Yordan Vasilev on February 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

Activity check

Cardle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cardle vs Hooper start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cardle vs Hooper?

Cardle vs Hooper was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Cardle vs Hooper?

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